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Satellite Uplink: Leaders and Heroes

February 2025·pp. 120–123

THE SHORT VERSION

Reader submissions celebrate leaders from Gordrakk and a Slaughterpriest to Ragnar Blackmane, Severina Raine and Thranduil. The studio’s companion selection adds a quartered Space Marine Captain, a reworked Neave Blacktalon and detailed painting notes for Imotekh, a Tyranid Prime, a High Elf mage and a Mymeara Autarch. The variety shows how a hero can stand out through heraldry, selective conversion or focused colour and texture decisions.

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